Re: Prince
Date: August 30, 2007 20:27
rknuth Wrote:
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> drbryant Wrote:
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> > I saw the shows on the 24th and 25th and they
> were
> > terrific. But, it appears that for all the
> > complaining that we do about the Stones
> pricing,
> > Prince was worse. He apparently sold 250 GBP
> > premium tickets, that basically covered the
> entire
> > floor "first 10 rows from the stage". The fan
> > club people who purchased first ended up with
> the
> > first 10 rows behind the stage, so they spent
> most
> > of the night watching the drummer's butt. Even
> > folks in front of the stage had trouble seeing
> > because the stage was so high. Then, to add
> > insult to injury, when they had a hard time
> > selling the VIP tix, they lowered the prices
> back
> > down to 31 pounds and sold them through
> > ticketmaster. I should know, as I paid 31 quid
> to
> > sit six rows from Prince on the 25th. Utter
> scam.
> > Cohl and his crew are saints compared to
> whoever
> > organized this.
>
> I guess you are wrong here! The 250GBP tickets
> where those
> tickets where people were sitting directly "in"
> the stage area
> with bar stools and drinking service.
> All other tickets were 31GBP. We got 2 tickets at
> the boxoffice
> for 31.xxGBP and ended at front row. Great party!
I checked with some people and changed my post. It is even worse than I originally thought, as those areas were created AFTER selling 235 GBP tickets. Total scam. Stone fans like us were the lucky ones, since we arrived without tix and ended up near the stage for 31.21. I agree that he is a great performer and he put on a great show, tho.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2007-08-30 20:28 by drbryant.